New Delhi, July 9 -- Severe flooding in China's Guangxi region has triggered an unusual public safety crisis, with hundreds of snakes escaping from inundated breeding farms and entering nearby villages and farmland, according to a report.

Authorities have launched emergency operations to capture the reptiles, including venomous cobras, while setting up temporary medical clinics to provide rapid treatment for snakebite victims, Bloomberg reported, citing Chinese state media.

According to Bloomberg, the flooding submerged several commercial snake farms in Guangxi, China's largest snake-breeding hub, allowing hundreds of reptiles to escape.

State broadcaster CCTV reported that emergency teams have been deployed to track and capture the sn...